Pharmaceutical distributor Cardinal Health is eyeing an expanded footprint in the specialty medicine space through the planned acquisitions of GI Alliance (GIA) and Advanced Diabetes Supply Group (DSG).
The American Medical Association has voted to support greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals’ charity care policies that justify their tax-exempt status. The AMA wants a standardization of the financial assistance process as current criteria varies across hospitals, making the benefit inaccessible to some patients who are eligible.
Drugmaker Johnson and Johnson is suing the Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration for blocking its new 340B rebate model, and is seeking to verify the legality of its plan.
In a letter sent this week to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the American Hospital Association voiced its support for healthcare navigators, who are used by hospitals and health systems to help patients navigate through the financial assistance programs that are meant to pay for healthcare services.
Accountable Care Organizations in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ ACO Reach program achieved $1.54 billion in gross savings and $694.6 million in net savings in 2023, CMS has announced.
The Department of Justice has sued UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys over their planned merger due to anticompetitive concerns. UnitedHealth and Amedisys are two of the largest home health and hospice providers in the country, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday, November 12 in federal court in Maryland. Plaintiffs also include the states of Maryland, Illinois, […]
Twenty-four states have received approval for renewal of Section 1115 waivers, along with additional funding, to develop programs not normally allowed in Medicaid plans to address needs and deliver services, says Mike Relli, principal at Knight Consulting and a New Jersey HIMSS chapter member.
Drug distributor Cencora has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Retina Consultants of America, a management services organization (MSO) of retina specialists, from Webster Equity Partners for $4.6 billion.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has launched the Institute for Cell Therapy Discovery and Innovation, a research center that will focus on immunology and cell engineering with the goal of creating new cancer treatments and autoimmune disease treatments.
Technology company Astrana Health is acquiring certain assets of Prospect Health for $745 million.